On this day in…
1900
122 years ago
The first significant car show in the United States opened in New York City Read more…
1901
121 years ago
The first motor race in Japan was held Read more…
1904
118 years ago
Charles J Glidden donated a trophy to the American Automobile Association to be awarded to the winner of the upcoming Glidden Tour, a reliability run for automobiles Read more…
1911
111 years ago
Louis Chevrolet and William C Read more…
1916
106 years ago
The British Ministry of Munitions prohibited the production of non-military motorcycles Read more…
1919
103 years ago
The HCS Motor Company of Indianapolis, US was incorporated with James C Murdock as Chairman of the Board, Harry C Stutz as President, Samuel T Murdock as Vice President, A Gordon Murdock as Secretary and Henry F Campbell as Treasurer Read more…
1930
92 years ago
The first vehicular tunnel to a foreign country opened, from Detroit (US) to Windsor (Canada) Read more…
1945
77 years ago
T H Augustus Duncombe (78), a medical doctor and motoring enthusiast who invented free wheeling, died in Pontiac, Michigan, US Read more…
1953
69 years ago
The Dodge Firearrow show car with body by Carrozzeria Ghia was introduced Read more…
1956
66 years ago
John Davenport Siddeley (87), Lord Kenilworth, Chairman of the Armstrong-Siddeley Motors Ltd Read more…
1962
60 years ago
The eleventh president of General Motors, Harlow “Red” Curtice (69), died of heart failure Read more…
1962
60 years ago
David Piper and Bruce Johnstone drove a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Kyalami 9 Hours race in South Africa Read more…
1963
59 years ago
Joe Weatherly finished 7th in the season ending Golden State 400 at Riverside International Raceway to retain NASCAR Sprint Cup by 2,228 points from 14-time winner Richard Petty Read more…
1965
57 years ago
Inspired by the Ford GT40, the Lamborghini Miura astonished showgoers at the 1965 Turin Motor Show where only the chassis was shown, with multiple orders being placed despite the lack of an actual body Read more…
1965
57 years ago
The Bugatti Revival Car concept, built by Ghia on the last Bugatti Type 101 chassis was shown at the Turin Motor Show in 1965, but it failed to spark another revival of that marque Read more…
1966
56 years ago
The Maserati Ghibli, a two-door, two-seater coupe debuted at the Turin Motor Show Read more…
1968
54 years ago
Graham Hill completed his second world championship with victory at the Mexican Grand Prix, narrowly pushing Jackie Stewart into second place Read more…
1977
45 years ago
Reid Railton (82) designer of land speed record cars and the Hudson-based 1933-1950 Railton sports car, died in California, US Read more…
1982
40 years ago
FIA declared that beginning in 1993, all Formula 1 cars must have flat bottoms Read more…
1982
40 years ago
Hundreds were killed in the 1 Read more…
1985
37 years ago
Keke Rosberg signed off from Williams with victory in the inaugural Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in front of 110,000 and in 30 degree heat Read more…
1985
37 years ago
Bill Elliott landed a season sweep of events at Atlanta Motor Speedway (Georgia, US), clinching his 11th win of the year in the Atlanta Journal 500 Read more…
1991
31 years ago
Davey Allison led the final 60 laps to win the Pyroil 500 at Phoenix, Arizona, US Read more…
1991
31 years ago
World Champion Ayrton Senna was declared winner of the shortest Grand Prix in history Read more…
1995
27 years ago
A team of British soldiers from the 21st Engineer Regiment broke all speed records in the construction of a bridge capable of transporting military vehicles Read more…
1995
27 years ago
The US Postal Service issued 5 antique automobile stamps in New York City – the Dallison-designed stamps portray an 1893 Duryea, 1894 Haynes, 1898 Columbia, 1899 Winton, and 1901 White Read more…
1999
23 years ago
Ian Bannen (71), Scottish character actor and occasional leading man, died in a car accident, at Knockies Straight, near Loch Ness, Scotland Read more…
2002
20 years ago
With three races left in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, Tony Stewart led Mark Martin by 146 points Read more…
2007
15 years ago
Eighteen big rigs were involved in the massive pileup on Highway 99 just south of Fresno, California (US), as patches of dense fog obscured visibility on the heavily traveled roadway Read more…
2007
15 years ago
Building work began in Abu Dhabi on the world’s first Ferrari theme park Read more…
2007
15 years ago
The late George Harrison’s legendary Aston Martin DB5 was sold at auction for an impressive $464,736, exceeding its original sales estimate of between $250,000 – $300,000 U Read more…
2014
8 years ago
The acclaimed book, 365 Days of Motoring by Nigel P Freestone was published by Summersdale Read more…
2014
8 years ago
In Massachusetts, US Tom Magliozzi (77), the elder brother of NPR’s “Car Talk” brothers, died Read more…
2016
6 years ago
The White House said it would establish 48 national electric-vehicle (EV) charging networks on nearly 25,000 miles of highways in 35 US states Read more…
